STI Clinic Surveillance: Quarterly Reports Jan-Mar 2018

Saturday 23rd February 2019

Summary

The tables below present national sexually transmitted infection (STI) case counts from participating sexual health and family planning clinics across New Zealand for the last five quarters. More detailed reports at the DHB level are available by clicking on the name of the DHB region in the list below. The reports are in PDF format. For further details on methods used and limitations of the data, refer to the latest STIs in New Zealand: Annual Surveillance Report.

All results and analyses are based on the data submitted prior to 31 May 2018. Any data submitted after this date are not included in this report due to time constraints. All results should be regarded as provisional.

Cautionary note:The number of cases of STIs reported through the clinic-based surveillance system underestimates the true burden of disease in New Zealand because a substantial percentage of STIs are diagnosed by other health care providers, particularly primary health care practitioners.

Quarterly case counts reported from sexual health clinics by disease, January 2017 to March 2018

Q1 2017

Q2 2017

Q3 2017

Q4 2017

Q1 2018

Change

Chlamydia

1193

1061

1117

1019

1183

▲

Gonorrhoea

382

287

317

297

381

▲

Genital herpes (first presentation)

178

142

170

171

160

▼

Genital warts (first presentation)

298

238

224

249

239

▼

Infectious syphilis

92

98

148

134

145

▲

Non-specific urethritis

164

134

139

150

143

▼

Change in count presented was between the last two quarters:– no change; ▲count increase; ▼count decreaseNote: Data was not received from the Ashburton SHC for January 2018. This clinic sees only a small number of STI cases each month. Tairawhiti DHB only reports Gonorrhoea and Chlamydia.

Quarterly case counts reported from family planning clinics by disease, January 2017 to March 2018

Q1 2017

Q2 2017

Q3 2017

Q4 2017

Q1 2018

Change

Chlamydia

658

664

709

698

700

▲

Gonorrhoea

46

58

64

43

59

▲

Genital herpes (first presentation)

80

92

83

87

77

▼

Genital warts (first presentation)

43

46

46

45

50

▲

Infectious syphilis

1

2

0

2

1

▼

Non-specific urethritis

7

5

13

10

7

▼

– no change; ▲count increase; ▼count decrease

No cases of chancroid, granuloma inguinale, or lymphogranuloma venereum were reported during this quarter.